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Lynn Neuner, Global Co-Chair of the Firm’s Litigation Department, was quoted in a Law360 Pulse article titled, “NY Attys Say New Rule Will Streamline Commercial Discovery.” The article detailed a newly amended rule that allows courts to direct the filing of early case assessment documents regarding the parties’ claims and the proof required to satisfy those claims, and a new preamble to the discovery rule providing that litigants should tailor their discovery requests to reasonably reflect the circumstances of the case. Lynn, who was involved in drafting the amendment as Co-Chair of the Commercial Division Advisory Council’s Subcommittee on Best Practices for Judicial Case Management, noted the changes are the result of input from attorneys and clients that desire a straightforward approach to discovery. She added, “We wanted to make it clear that the courts are very mindful of the costs of discovery, and ultimately that the court will be looking to make sure that discovery itself is reasonable and proportional to the complexity of the case and the size of the dispute.”

To read the full article, please click here (subscription required). Additional coverage of the new rule was included in New York Law Journal (subscription required).